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Chapter XII
At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress. It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things. Poor Prin! Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done. Sin had brought its penalty.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sin had brought its penalty.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Prin!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
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From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sin had brought its penalty.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
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From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
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From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
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From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
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From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
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From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
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From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
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From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sin had brought its penalty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
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From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sin had brought its penalty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Prin!
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From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sin had brought its penalty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the Last Extremity THE diamond brooch seemed to burn Bert's fingers as he held it, and he was glad to thrust it out of sight again beneath the mattress.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her mind had been sorely troubled in consequence of what she had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain now why Prin in her mental wanderings continually spoke of diamonds and glittering things.
